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Tips and Hints:

1) Never stay at the Clarion Hotel in Waco. It smells like dead people.

2) Never stay at the Residence Inn in Waco. They gave away my reservations and booked me a room at the Clarion instead (see item #1).

3) Be aware that the tap water in Brady is radioactive. (No Kidding!)

4) Careful when shampooing in Sherman. The water is very soft there and it may take you a LONG time to rinse your hair out. (Lots of foaming bubbles).

5) Never smoke in a non-smoking room at the Hampton Inn in Harlingen. It will set off the smoke alarm. (tip was given to me by a friend who tried this out).

6) Always make sure you know which Omni you made reservations at in Corpus. Either the Bayfront or the Marina. They are one building apart on the same road. So when you stop to check in, make sure you are at the correct one.

7) The Best Western in Lytle smells like the Pig Stand restaurant next door.

8) Hilton Hotels often charge to use their wireless internet.

9) The Amerisuites tend to clean their rooms later in the day, so if you want maid service don't come back until late afternoon.

10) You can use the honors fridge bars at the Omni Hotels to store you personal items, just remember to put all their stuff back before you leave the room or they will charge you for the items.

11) Some hotels try to charge you daily for the use of the safe in your room even if you didn't use it. Be sure to check your bill very carefully.

12) The Comfort Inn in Temple does not have an elevator. Always insist on a ground floor room unless you like trying to lug your suitcase up a narrow flight of stairs to the second floor.

13) Hampton Inns are notorious for serving egg patties for breakfast.

14) Advantage Rentals at the Houston Hobby airport has terrible service.

15) Enterprise rentals for the Corpus Christi airport does not have a reservations desk at the airport. They have a courtesy phone by the luggage carousel to call and have them pick you up. Their lot is a ways from the airport and they are often under staffed so you have to wait a while to get your car. (Try Avis, they are on site).